China's finance ministry said on Friday it would reduce or cancel export tax rebates for a wide range of commodities and other products, effective Dec. 1.

The country will reduce the export tax rebate rate for some refined oil products, photovoltaics, batteries, and certain non-metallic mineral products from 13% to 9%.

It also will cancel the rebate for aluminum and copper products and chemically modified animal, plant, or microbial oils and fats.

(Reporting by Colleen Howe; Editing by Jan Harvey)